History

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Mithridatic Dynasty

Mithridatic Dynasty: the royal house of Pontus. Satraps   Mithridates Inote[Xenophon, Anabasis 7.8.25.] 401 - 363 Ariobarzanesnote[Diodorus, World History 15.90.3.] 363 - 337 Mithridates II note[Diodorus, World History 20.111.4.] 337 - 302 Mithridates III = Mithridates I Ktistes 301/281 -266 Kings of Pontus   Mithridates I Ktistes 301/281 - 266 Ariobarzanes 266 - c.250 Mithridates II c.250 -…

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Moab

Moab: Bronze and Iron Age kingdom, directly east of the Dead Sea, situated in modern Jordan. Map of Moab and its…

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Mogontiacum (Mainz) (photos)

Mogontiacum: Roman city, capital of Germania Superior, important military base, modern Mainz.Photos Aqueduct Bridge Drususstein (cenotaph of Drusus) Arch of Dativus Victor Jupiter column Kaestrich Gate Mainz Pedestals Milestone Ships Temple of Isis and Cybele Theater Tombstones Mainz has several museums dedicated to its ancient history and archaeology, where you will find many…

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Moses of Crete

Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.Moses of Crete (448 CE) Source: Socrates, History…

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Mothax

Mothax: type of citizen in ancient Sparta.Ancient Sparta was famous for its warriors, the Spartiates, who had received a full military training (agoge) and were considered to be the elite of the city-state. The Spartiates, however, were not the only…

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Motya

Motya: Phoenician city on an island in the west of Sicily, modern Mozia. Map of Motya The Phoenician town Motya, founded in…

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Muhammad

Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.Muhammad Jewish and Christian texts describing the rise…

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Multan

Multan: town in the southern Punjab, probably the capital of the ancient Mallians, who nearly managed to kill Alexander the Great. …

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